10 Things You Need to Know as you start your Friday

Nelson Mandela Myers, center, holds his child, Gary, right, as his wife, Janie, left, pauses to talk with reporters at Upper Darby Police Dept. in Upper Darby, Pa., on Jan. 15. Nelson Mandela Myers found a 5-year-old girl who went missing after she was abducted from her school on Monday. She was found early this morning as Myers was going to work. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News)

1. AMBER ALERTS MAY BE A TURN OFF TO SOME. A new national alert system recently rolled out to cellphones that a child had been abducted has officials worried people will choose to opt out if their phones come to life unexpectedly.

2. SOMBER CEREMONY TO MARK SHUTTLE TRAGEDY. At 10 a.m., NASA will honor the seven astronauts who perished when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas 10 years ago.

3. WHAT IS PROVING TO BE A QUANDARY IN TERROR FIGHT. AP's Lara Jakes finds that the U.S. is struggling to confront an uptick in threats from the world's newest jihadist hot spot - North Africa.

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4. JOBS REPORT EXPECTED TO BE A MIXED BAG. The January employment report released at 8:30 a.m. is expected to show that job growth remained steady last month even though Americans began receiving smaller paychecks that could keep the economy sluggish.

5. RETIRED PRELATE ENSNARED IN ABUSE ALLEGATIONS. Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony is relieved of his remaining duties as church releases thousands of pages of personnel files of priests accused of sexual abuse.

6. EGYPT BRACES FOR MORE PROTESTS. Opponents of Islamist President Morsi demand dismissal of the Cabinet and amendment of the recently approved constitution to remove elements they say could limit freedoms.

7. A CENTENNIAL AS GRAND AS ITS NAME. Grand Central, once in danger of being demolished, is celebrating its 100th birthday with speeches, a brass band and a rollback to 1913 prices.

8. WHAT AEROSMITH FRONTMAN DID TO COUNTER PAPPARAZZI. Steven Tyler has been the catalyst that spurred Hawaii's state Senate to sign a bill to protect celebrities from those pursuing the money shot.

9. SINGER ADDRESSES "BEYONCE-GATE". She admits performing to a pre-recorded track at Obama's inauguration. But she pledges to sing live at the Super Bowl.

10. WHY A POLITICAL ODD COUPLE IS BEING SHOWERED WITH PRAISE. James Carville and Mary Matalin are the faces of the host committee for New Orleans' biggest event in years - the Super Bowl - and say they're humbled by the gratitude of the locals.